Unite has slammed the decision to scrap a system for recording nurse staffing levels and replace it with one which distorts true staffing levels – a move the union believes will put patients at risk….Read more…
Building on the success of Grovember
As we go for some spring growth in may, what does the data from Grovember tell us? What useful lessons can we pick out from it?
The article Building on the success of Grovember first appeared on the…Read more…
Cautious welcome for eviction plans
New government plans to ban “no-fault” evictions for renters have been given a cautious welcome by housing campaigners. Although the plans will give renters more security by ensuring landlords…Read more…
UNISON NEC Elections: Make Your Vote Count
What’s the election for?All seats are up for election on UNISON’s national executive council (or ‘NEC’).The NEC is a diverse group of 67 ordinary members like you, working in all areas of public services, who make decisions about how our union is run.W…Read more…
Workers’ health shouldn’t be a postcode lottery
Newham Council Declares a Climate Emergency
Newham Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz and Councillors agreed unanimously to support this motion. My local Councillor, Sasha DasGupta moved the motion which was seconded by Stratford Cllr Joshua Garfield.
Many thanks to Fossil Free Newham. Now to implement.
Review: The Battle, by Richard Overy
This book has now gone through several editions, and was recently re-issued with a slightly different title. It is a very short history of the Battle of Britain of 1940-41 and in just a few…Read more…
Second strike vote for Newham council
Beleaguered Newham council is facing a second strike ballot over the way it treats a key group of workers, Unite said today (April 15). Unite said that 75 employees working in housing repairs…Read more…
‘Disgraceful but not surprising’
Staff at a luxury Scottish hotel owned by Donald Trump are being paid below the legal minimum according to a whistle-blower. Unite said the way employees are treated at Trump’s Turnberry golf…Read more…
More history and less economics?
“We need more historians and fewer economists”.
This was the somewhat tongue in cheek claim made by the historian Rutger Bregman in an interview with Dan Snow on his ‘History Hit’ podcast….Read more…
UNISON NEC elections 2019 – Ballot papers out from tomorrow
My recommendations if you are a member of UNISON in London. You can vote for regional and national candidates and for those in your own “service group” (Health, Local Government, Community, Higher Education and Energy)
Greater London RegionMale seat – …Read more…
“Half of UK’s Largest Housing Associations see gender pay gap grow”
Inside Housing this week had a number of stories and features on the growing gender pay gap in large Housing Associations.
See here (paywall) for links to full reports.
I was asked to comment “John Gray, national executive committee member fo…Read more…
John Mitchell – Former Sogat and GPMU National Officer
by Ann Field 11th April 2019 It is a great privilege to make this tribute to John, it has been drawn up with respect, with sadness and love by several of his old comrades as well as myself. The…Read more…
Hope Not Hate Action Fund
Hi everyone,
My name is Robbie Mullen. I asked HOPE not hate if I could send this email to say thank you to everyone who sent me a message since the end of the trial at the Old Bailey last week.
The last few years have been a bit mad&nb…Read more…
Jobs market discriminates against BME workers, says report
Black and minority ethnic (BME) workers are more than twice as likely to be stuck in insecure work as their white counterparts, new research reveals. The TUC, which published the analysis at…Read more…
University employers improve offer at latest pay talks
Offer still falls ‘far short’ of joint union pay claim, says head of education Jon Richards
The article University employers improve offer at latest pay talks first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
‘Drip, drip of uncertainty’
Ford workers across the country could down tools if any of the firm’s UK sites are earmarked for closure or compulsory redundancies. In a joint statement Unite and GMB called on Ford to come…Read more…
‘Low pay battle’
Hundreds of baggage handlers and check-in staff employed by GH London (formally Azzurra) at Heathrow and Luton airports are set to start strike action later in April in two separate disputes over low…Read more…
Claws off my pension!
Former Midland Bank workers, activists and their supporters descended on HSBC’s AGM today (April 12) in Birmingham to demand justice in their fight against a practice that will slash pension pots for…Read more…
Gas boss should have pay rise blocked, says UNISON
Staff and investors should seize opportunity at Centrica AGM
The article Gas boss should have pay rise blocked, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…